Cardiff vehicle delivery

Car Delivery Service CardiffDriven on Trade Plates, Insured to £100,000

Rapid Vehicle Delivery collects your car in Cardiff and drives it on trade plates to any address in mainland UK.

Price a car delivery from Cardiff

Guide prices on our calculator rates, city centre to city centre.

Deliver to Vehicle

£215plus VAT£258 including VAT, 150 road miles

A car from Cardiff to London costs around £215 plus VAT, every driven delivery is insured up to £100,000, and the condition of the vehicle is recorded at collection and at handover. Cardiff is 43 road miles from Bristol across the Severn, and the M4 links it to London, Swansea and West Wales.

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15 years in inspection and delivery £100,000 driven delivery cover Every vehicle inspected Mainland UK delivery

Cars from £70 plus VAT Vans from £80 plus VAT 7.5 tonne from £140 plus VAT Transported delivery quoted per route

What we move in Cardiff

Vehicle collections and deliveries we handle in Cardiff

A Cardiff collection can start at a city dealer, a trade site along the Newport Road corridor, a business in Cardiff Bay or a private seller, and finish at any address in mainland UK. Each Cardiff car delivery is priced on the road miles between the two postcodes and the class of vehicle.

Dealer purchases

A car bought from a Cardiff dealer, collected from the forecourt and delivered to your door.

Private sales

A car bought or sold privately in Cardiff, moved without either side making the journey.

Auction collections

Lots won at auction sites around Cardiff, collected and delivered to a forecourt or a home.

Trade and fleet moves

Dealer stock, lease returns and fleet vehicles, moved one at a time or as repeat work.

Vans and 7.5 tonne vehicles

Vans, light commercials and vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes, driven on trade plates when roadworthy.

Non runners and no MOT

A vehicle that cannot be driven moves on a transporter through our transport partners.

Cardiff route prices

Cardiff car delivery prices on popular routes

Car delivery from Cardiff starts from £70 plus VAT for the shortest local moves and costs between £91 and £293 plus VAT for a car on the six routes below. The table lists each route with its road miles and the driven delivery price for a car, a van and a 7.5 tonne vehicle, excluding VAT.

Route	Road miles	Car	Van	7.5 tonne
Cardiff to Swansea	41	£91	£109	£152
Cardiff to Birmingham	108	£171	£196	£313
Cardiff to Plymouth	151	£216	£239	£407
Cardiff to London	150	£215	£238	£405
Cardiff to Manchester	187	£254	£275	£486
Cardiff to Leeds	228	£293	£316	£568

These prices follow our calculator rates for the road miles between city centres, so the exact price for your two postcodes can be a few pounds higher or lower. Cardiff to Swansea is the shortest route in the table at 41 road miles.

Four things set the price of a Cardiff car delivery.

Road milesDistance sets most of the price, and for a car the rate per mile drops after 100 miles and again after 200 miles.

Vehicle classThe starting charge is £70 for a car, £80 for a van and £140 for a 7.5 tonne vehicle.

Driven or transportedTransported delivery is quoted for the route, because it uses a transport partner.

VATVAT at 20% is added to every price, so a £100 job costs £120 in total.

Choosing the method

Driven or transported car delivery from Cardiff

Driven car delivery suits a roadworthy vehicle with a valid MOT, and transported delivery suits a vehicle that cannot or should not be driven. Around 95% of our movements are driven.

Driven, the core service

Driven on trade plates

Roadworthy vehicles with a valid MOT.
Trade plates cover vehicle tax for the journey.
Adds the road miles of the route, 150 miles from Cardiff to London.
Collected and delivered door to door by our driver.
Insured up to £100,000 on every driven delivery.

Transported, when needed

Moved on a transporter

Non runners and vehicles without a valid MOT.
Classic and low mileage cars where added miles matter.
Arranged through established partners for the route.
Quoted before booking with the cover confirmed.

Driven delivery uses our own trade plates. Our page on trade plate movements for dealers, traders and fleets explains how a roadworthy vehicle is driven on our own DVLA issued trade plates.

Planning the route

Roads and clean air rules around Cardiff

Cardiff has no clean air zone charge for cars or vans, and the Severn crossings between Wales and England have been toll free since 17 December 2018, according to the Department for Transport.

The M4 runs east to Newport, the Severn crossings and London, and west to Swansea.
The A470 runs north to Pontypridd, Merthyr Tydfil and Brecon.
The A48(M) links the north east of the city to M4 junction 29.
The A4232 Peripheral Distributor Road links Cardiff Bay to M4 junction 33.

Cardiff to Birmingham is 108 road miles, and Cardiff to London is 150 miles. Every Cardiff car delivery is priced on road miles like these.

Cardiff at a glance

Clean air charge: None in Cardiff
Main roads: M4, A48(M), A470 and A4232
To London: 150 road miles
To Bristol: 43 road miles

Cover and condition

Insurance and condition checks on Cardiff deliveries

Every driven Cardiff car delivery carries fully comprehensive insurance up to £100,000, and the driver records the condition of the vehicle at collection and again at handover.

Rapid Vehicle Delivery is run by Darryl Bosworth, who has 15 years of experience in vehicle inspection and delivery. If your vehicle is worth more than £100,000, tell us before booking so we can confirm the cover that applies.

Call Darryl on 07749 807143

£100,000Fully comprehensive cover on driven deliveries

15 yearsVehicle inspection and delivery experience

Own trade platesDVLA issued, for roadworthy vehicles

Both endsCondition recorded at collection and handover

Around 95%Of movements driven rather than transported

Up to 7.5 tonnesCars, vans and commercial vehicles

Booking

How a Cardiff car delivery is booked

A Cardiff car delivery is booked in four steps, and the price and the collection date are agreed before the vehicle moves.

Step 1Enter the two postcodes in the calculator, or send the vehicle details for a quote.
Step 2Agree the collection date and the handover details before the vehicle moves.
Step 3Hand over the keys after the driver inspects and photographs the vehicle.
Step 4Check the vehicle against the condition report at delivery, then sign for it.

Common questions

Car delivery service Cardiff questions answered

These answers cover collection times, local pickups, MOT rules, auctions, commercial vehicles and coverage for Cardiff car delivery.

How quickly can you collect a car in Cardiff?

Collection in Cardiff can often be arranged within a day or two, and sometimes sooner, depending on the route and availability. We confirm the collection window before booking, as with every door to door car collection and delivery job.

Do you deliver from Cardiff to the rest of Wales?

Yes. Swansea is 41 road miles from Cardiff on the M4, and any address in Wales is priced on its own road miles, so the calculator gives the exact figure.

Can you deliver a car from Cardiff without an MOT?

Yes, on a transporter. Trade plates cover the tax but not the MOT, so a car without a valid MOT is not driven unless a legal exception applies. Our page on what trade plates cover explains the rules.

Do you collect auction vehicles around Cardiff?

Yes. We collect lots won at auction sites around Cardiff once the auction releases them, and deliver them to your home or forecourt anywhere in mainland UK. Our auction vehicle collection page covers the process.

Can you move a van or 7.5 tonne vehicle from Cardiff?

Yes. Vans and vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes are driven on trade plates when roadworthy, on the same road mile rates as a car. Read more about van and light commercial delivery and 7.5 tonne delivery.

Can you bring a second vehicle back from Cardiff?

Yes. The return vehicle option in our calculator adds a second vehicle on the same route for £40 plus the same distance charge, so a swap or a part exchange is priced as one job.

Do you deliver from Cardiff to anywhere in the UK?

Yes. We deliver from Cardiff to any address in mainland England, Scotland and Wales, but not to Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland. See our coverage across mainland UK for the cities with their own page.

Do you handle regular dealer and fleet work in Cardiff?

Yes. Alongside one off private jobs, we handle repeat movements for dealers, leasing companies and fleet operators in Cardiff, priced per route. Read more about our dealer car delivery service.

Do you also deliver cars from Bristol?

Yes. Bristol is 43 road miles from Cardiff, and our car delivery service Bristol page has the routes and prices from there.

Ready to move a vehicle?

Two postcodes are enough for a Cardiff price.

For a roadworthy car, van or 7.5 tonne vehicle, call or email with the collection and delivery postcodes. For a non runner or a car without a valid MOT, tell us and we quote transported delivery.

Call 07749 807143 help@rapidvehicledelivery.co.uk